Some samurai who were extraordinary ran off to become chefs.
Their special skill lay in their excellent knife techniques, able to slice tofu as fine as hair strands.
Many ingredients could only be properly handled by them.
Not only were their knife skills fast, but sometimes they also had to toss the pan to control the heat, particularly with magic beast meat and magic fruits which require extremely high precision, something only their excellent skills could manage.
Chef Warriors were adept with their culinary knives, observing many intricate techniques.
Some magic beast meats were tough, known as "rolling cut meats", which ordinary chefs couldn't slice through. Similarly, some magic beast bones were very solid, which ordinary chefs couldn't chop or shatter.
So, without good skills, you couldn't even learn the essential dishes as a chef.
